All to play for: what role can sport and exercise play in rebooting Britain?
All to play for: what role can sport and exercise play in rebooting Britain?
From Joe Wicks to Marcus Rashford, the role of sport and exercise has been at the forefront of the national debate over the last 18 months. In their new book, All to Play For: How Sport Can Reboot Our Futur Fitzwilliam graduates Matt Rogan and Kerry Potter have taken a broad look at the role exercise can play as a force for good in our challenged society. In conversation with Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education) Professor Graham Virgo, this session will look to join the dots between a wide topic from the front pages to the back - from healthcare to education; social activism to the business of global sport.
Speakers
Professor Graham Virgo (Downing 1984)

Professor Graham Virgo is the 19th Master of Downing College, Cambridge and holds a personal chair in English Law at the University of Cambridge.
He was appointed to a University Lectureship in the Law Faculty in 1992. In 2014 he was appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education in the University, and in 2018 became Senior Pro-Vice-Chancellor. In this role, Professor Virgo led major initiatives, including the creation of the Foundation Year programme, the launch of the Stormzy Scholarship for UK Black students and changes to provision for mental health and wellbeing. Professor Virgo read Law at Downing College in the mid-1980s, before heading to Christ Church, Oxford to read for the Bachelor of Civil Law degree. Intending to become a barrister, he attended Bar School in London, but was encouraged to return to Downing in 1989 as a Law fellow. Professor Virgo has held numerous roles within College, including Tutor, Director of Studies and he was the Senior Tutor for a decade. Professor Virgo continues to lead supervisions in law for undergraduate students at Downing, to conduct research and give legal opinions on his specialist area of restitution, most recently representing clients in the Supreme Court in London.
Matt Rogan (Fitzwilliam 1993)

Matt Rogan is a well-known and respected sports business leader and the co-founder of Two Circles, the fastest growing sports agency in the UK. Over the last decade Two Circles have worked with five of the six biggest sports events in the world, as well as British household names including the Premier League and several Premier League clubs, the England and Wales Cricket Board, Wimbledon Tennis, England Rugby and a host of others. He is also a non-executive director of the English Institute of Sport, delivering technology and sport science to Britain's Olympic and Paralympic teams.
Matt writes, teaches and also presents a podcast series for sports industry-leading media company SportsPro as well as several international Business Schools. He has been published by Harvard Business Review, and is an accomplished speaker and media commentator, featuring on BBC News, BBC Sport, MTV and CNN among many more. Matt's previous book, written with his father Martin Rogan, Britain & The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Legacy was published by Matador in 2010.
Kerry Potter (Fitzwilliam 1993)

Kerry Potter is the Associate Features Director on the Evening Standard's magazine, ES and the former Deputy Editor of ELLE magazine. Kerry has spent two decades writing about health, fitness and lifestyle for national newspapers and magazines such as The Sunday Telegraph, The Times, The Mail on Sunday, Marie Claire, Red, Women's Health and many others.
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